Interesting Fact: The Himalayas Mountains

Traditionally a hill is not considered a mountain if the summit is under 1,000 feet.

The Himalayas once used to be small hills. It is hard to believe that. Now, look at the massive mountain range on the world's top.

The tallest mountain range on Earth due to ongoing collisions between two large tectonic plates.

The tallest mountain is Mt. Everest, at 29,029 feet above sea level. But technically speaking, Hawaii's Mauna Kea, a massive volcano turns into a mountain, is the tallest mountain on Earth. It stands 13,803 feet above sea level, while its base on the ocean floor is about 19,678 feet below sea level, making its total height from base to summit about 33,476 feet.

The Himalayan mountain range is still growing, albeit very slowly, as the Indian subcontinent continues to push northward into the Eurasian plate.

The collision between the Indian subcontinent and the Eurasian plate began around 50 million years ago and is still ongoing.

As the two plates collide, the rocks at the boundary are deformed and uplifted, leading to the formation of the Himalayan mountain range. However, the mountain-building process is slow, and it has taken millions of years for the Himalayas to reach their current height.

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